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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table XVI.
(C) Number of beds available for the treatment of Tuberculosis on the 31st December n Institutions belonging to the Council
| Name of Institution. | For Pulmonary Cases | For Non-Pulmonary Cases | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Children under 15 | Adults | Children under 15 | ||
| Croydon Borough Sanatorium, North Cheam, Surrey | 94 | ... | ... | ... | 94 |
| Mayday Hospital, Mayday Road, Thornton Heath (In C.B. of Croydon) | Beds reserved for used for Pulmonary tients, as | Tuberculosis cases are or Non-Pulmonary pa-required. | 64 | ||
Table XVII.
d) Return showing the extent of Residential Treatment and Observation during the year In Institutions (other than Poor Law Institutions) approved for the treatment of Tuberculosis
| In Institutions on Jan. 1st. (1) | Admitted during the year (2) | Discharged during the year. (3) | Died in the Institutions. (4) | In Institutions on Dec. 31st. (5) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of doubtfully tuberculous cases admitted for observation : Adult males | — | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Adult females | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Children | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — |
| Total | 2 | 18 | 19 | 1 | — |
| Number of patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis: Adult males | 67 | 173 | 128 | 34 | 78 |
| Adult females | 57 | 124 | 105 | 21 | 55 |
| Children | 10 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 9 |
| Total | 134 | 316 | 252 | 56 | 142 |
| Number of patients suffering from non-pulmonary tuberculosis : Adult males | 8 | 9 | 9 | — | 8 |
| Adult females | 7 | 10 | 10 | — | 7 |
| Children | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| Total | 28 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 27 |
| Grand Total | 164 | 362 | 298 | 59 | 169 |